The Cry of The Trumpet

There is an old story about a traveler who set out on a long road toward Home. Not the house he grew up in.   Not the place where his mail was delivered.   But the deeper Home—the one every soul remembers even if it cannot describe it.   The place of rest, clarity, and belonging.   The place where the heart finally exhales. The traveler knew the way in theory.   But the road was long, and like most long roads, it tested him. Some days he walked with purpose.   Other days he dragged his feet.   And on the hardest days, he grew cranky, impatient, and angry—   not because he was a bad man,   but because he was tired. Tired of the dust.   Tired of the detours.   Tired of watching others take shortcuts that looked easier, even if they didn’t lead anywhere good. One afternoon, after a particularly frustrating stretch, he slumped beneath a tree and muttered,   “I ...

A league longed for new players—fresh strength, new heart, new hope.   So the scouts brought in a young athlete whose stride was sure and whose desire burned bright.   He had never played this sport, but he carried a spirit that made the whole locker room lift.   The team rejoiced as he entered, the way heaven rejoices over “one sinner that repenteth” (Luke 15:7), and they spoke of his potential the way the Lord speaks of the “worth of souls” (D&C 18:10). In his first game, he ran with courage but not yet with understanding.  He followed the rules he knew, but not the rhythms he had never been taught.   He ran “with zeal, but not according to knowledge” (Romans 10:2).   He cut left when the team curved right.  He stepped out of bounds without knowing the boundary was there.   A veteran muttered, “You don’t belong,” forgetting that disciples are commanded to  “succor the weak, lift up the hands which han...

Wheat and the church have been on my mind this past year as I watch false teachings spread and faithful people falter. To make sense of what I’m seeing, I want to walk through the biblical process of sowing → harvest → threshing → winnowing and show how each stage maps to conversion, testing, and purification in our day. Sowing AI rendition of the parable of the sower When seed is sown, the farmer’s hope is simple: life will grow. In spiritual terms, sowing is the proclamation of truth and the work of discipleship. New converts and renewed hearts are the visible fruit of faithful teaching and prayer.  In some souls the word takes hold and in others it withers.  1 , 2 Tares Wheat on the left and Tares on the right The Scriptures warn that tares will grow alongside wheat. Tares look like wheat at first, but their roots and fruit differ.  We hear about the tares sown by the enemy amongst the fields.  These remain until the harvest whe...